N100 vs Pentium 8500

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium 8500 and N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1538
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-Mno data
Power efficiencyno data54.57
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-U (2022)no data
Release date23 February 2022 (2 years ago)1 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 8500 and N100 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores5 (Penta-Core)no data
Threads64
Base clock speed1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)no data
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 8500 and N100 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketIntel BGA 1781FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)9 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 8500 and N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
GPIOno data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Pentium 8500 and N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 8500 and N100 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 8500 and N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels21

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency800 MHz750 MHz
Execution Units4824

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 8500 and N100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported43

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 8500 and N100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hz4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 8500 and N100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.112.1
OpenGL4.64.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 8500 and N100.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes149
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 February 2022 1 January 2023
Threads 6 4
Power consumption (TDP) 9 Watt 6 Watt

Pentium 8500 has 50% more threads.

N100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 50% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Pentium 8500 and N100. We've got no test results to judge.


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